[AG-TECH] TVS Upgrade Wednesday

[Thomas D. Uram]

The TVS has been brought up with the previously mentioned updates.  
There are a couple points I should have mentioned previously:

- Because the server was moved to a new machine, we have to allow time 
for the change to propagate through DNS.  With caching on the DNS 
servers, I'm told this should take about an hour, but could take up to 
24 hours.

- The venue server is now running with a monitor alongside.  The monitor 
periodically tests the server accessibility, and restarts it if it 
becomes unavailable.  This is a win over the previous behavior, where it 
had to be restarted manually and could be unavailable for a longer period.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused by the extended downtime.  If you 
have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Tom



Thomas D. Uram wrote:

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> On Wednesday, March 10, at 4:00pm CST. the Transitional Venue Server 
> will be upgraded to take advantage of recent fixes and upgrades to 
> underlying software, and to move to a new machine.  The downtime is 
> expected to last about 30 minutes.  I'll send mail when the venue 
> server is back up.
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> The changes are intended to improve stability and performance.  As 
> part of the upgrade, the venues will be resynched with the AG1 venues; 
> venues that have been added on the AG1 server will exist on the 
> upgraded TVS.  Also, from now on, new venues will be created on both 
> servers, so the two will be in synch going forward.
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> If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.  If you 
> have a vital meeting that will be affected by this downtime, let me 
> know that, too, and we'll find a way to resolve the problem.
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> Tom Uram
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